This Thanksgiving, Turn Your Grief Into a Change Agent

by Meg Tansey

This Thanksgiving, don’t normalize your grief. Turn it into a catalyst.  

Why I'm Working to Send 10,000 Tablets to COVID-19 Hospital Units and Hospices

by Kristina Libby

Death rituals are an integral part of our grieving process. Here's how you can help COVID-19 hospice patients separated from their loved ones say goodbye.

'Daddy, Daddy, Where Are You?'

by Lisa Paterson

After 9/11 my son asked for his father dozens of times a day, everyday — for nine years.

My Therapist Is No Longer a Phone Call Away

by Wendy Cowen-Smith

She counseled me through my young husband's death, through raising children, blending families, and so much more. Now she's gone.

Object Amnesia

by Christina Lewis Halpern

We always had too many of my late father’s iconic dress shirts — until the Smithsonian wanted one, and we realized we had none.

My Brother’s Christmas-Themed Funeral

by Gina DeMillo Wagner

Alan lived with a rare genetic disorder that made him unpredictable, child-like and full of wonder. When he died at age 43, his memorial service was unique as he was.

My Mom Wore a Sari So That I Could Run for Congress

by Saira Rao

Memories of her valor, grace, and sense of self spurred me on during a campaign filled with racism and sexism.